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7 &° JURY MAY BF SURD FOR PRESENTIENT :Sinclair-Burns Forces Con- sider Civil Action Against " Grand Jurors. The declaration that “serfous elvil action” against the members of the District of Columbia grand jury which returned a presentment against Harry F. Sinclair, Willlam J. Burns and five associates, charging conspir- acy to obstruct justice recently, is under consideration by the seven ac- cused men, was made today by Mar- tin W. Littleton, counsel for Sinclair. The attitude of Sinclair, Burns and their associates was revealed after their attorneys had filed a motion with Chief Justice Walter 1. McCoy, in Criminal Division 1, to expunge the presentment from the records of the District Supreme Court. Argu- ments on the motion will be heard Saturday morning by the court. Claim Powers Exceeded. n presenting the motion, attorneys for the seven men declared the grand Jury exceeded its powers in return- ing the presentment. Littleton said in the District of Columbia in a previous case the court had expunged such a presentment from the records and that the same thing had been done in New York and in lowa. In the latter case, he added, the court had held the grand jury had libeled those named in the presentment. Suit for damages, he explained, against the jurors had re- sulted in a verdict for those named in the presentment and that this prec- edent might be the basis for civil ac- tion against the grand jurors here. The motion to expunge the present- ment reads as follows: “Come mnow Harry F. Sinclatr, Henry Mason Day, Sheldon Clarke, William J. Burns, W. Sherman Burns, Charles 8. Ruddy and Frank J. O'Reilly, by their attorneys, and move the court to expunge from the rec- ords and the files of this court, physi- cally and otherwise, the presentment against these proponents filed or de. posited in this court by the grand jury on Friday, December 30, 1927, and to expunge and strike out all minutes, minute entries, docket entries or other notations made by the clerk of the court with respect to said pre- sentment. 7 Hold Authority Lacking. “The grounds for the foregoing motion are: “]. The said presentment is beyond the power of the grand jury to bring, fle and deposit in and before this oourt. 2. That said presentment was extra-judicial. . This court has no jurisdictipn in respect to sald presentment cept to expunge it and all entries and notations with respect to it.” Copies of the motion were served on Peyton Gordon, United States at- torney. In making its presentment to the court, the grand jury overruled Gordon, who had appeared before it and told the jurors he was opposed to such action. The reason given by the United States attorney was that those named in the presentment. al< ready were being tried for contempt on the same charges. LINDY FIGHTS WAY THROUGH ROUGHEST AIR IN HIS EXPERIENCE ——— ___{Continued from Fifst Page) series of currents. Once such currents were erroneou called air pockets. The plane, passing through one cur- rent, sinks into a second. The pilot or passenger, unprepared, is left, so to speak, in midair unless he wears a mafety belt. But the plane is not difficult to han- dle under these conditions, and really no danger exists in them for the ex- perienced pilot. It was the first rough air 1 have struck sines Jeaving the United States. On crossing to Paris, 1 had practically pone, excepting in Ireland, but this was rougher. Detour Is Made. As I got out of the rough spot was flylng at an altitude of 6,000 feet, level with the bottom of the clouds, but moon the clouds covering the mountains made necessary a detour slightly to the south. I was now well into Honduras, and cromsed the Goas- coran River, which is the same as the pa River, and turned northward The visibility was hazy, but there was plenty of ceiling in the passage, and 1 had no difficulty in getting my bearings. All the while 1 was consult- ing three maps, noue of which showed many of the things I saw frem above One 1 bought at a stationery store, the second was torn from a wall map and the third was a page from & magazine. Between these three, 1 got along well 1 woon saw that 1 was near Tegucl- pa because I flew over two wireless Next I saw a town to the Dupont Pharmacy—1905 Mass. Ave. Is a Star Branch Office Ther THE_EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, LINDBERGH URGES FEDERAL SUPERVISION OF AVIATION Pictures Air Navigation on Threshold of Glowing Future at House Hearing Before Starting Tour. By the Associated Press. Federal supervision of American commercial aviation as a means to developing it was advocated by Charles A. Lindbergh to the House appropriations committee, it was re- vealed today with the report of a bill to provide Commerce Department funds. The young flyer, now winging his way among the Central American re- publics, testifled at the Capitol on be- half of the aeronautics branch of the department just prior to his hop-off for Mexico. Lindbergh pictured air navigation as on the threshold of a glowing fu- ture and urged Congress to legisate in its interest. He recommended wide- spread airways, “not only with a view to the condition that exists, but also with & view toward the development that we are bound to have both in navigation and in development of air- craft.” Sees Greater Efficiency. “I do mnot think that our aircraft today are nearly as efficient as they will be a few years from now,” he said. "I believe also that we will be able to fly and land in practically every kind of weather conditions when radio instruments, radiobeacons and other means of combating weather conditions have been fully developed. We will everitually be able to combat fog. At the present time we can fly through it indefinitely, with the aid of radiobeacons. We cannot land blind- Iy. We will have to develop some method, either by radio or some other means, by which we can obtain our ex- act elevation and position over the field.” Uniform laws and regulations for fivers and flying are very important, Lindbergh told the committee. “At present the practice seems to be for the student who has just learned to fly, and who is without sus ficlent experience to engage In com- mercial air activity, to carry passen- gers within his State,” he said. “As a part of his training, during the most dangerous period, he is not under reg- ulation, unless it is State regulation. If each State should adopt individual rules, interstate commerce would be greatly hampered as a result.’ Favors chase of Fields. Lindbergh supported Government rchase of emergency landing fields, d that this should be done only after permanent airports have been es tablished at the sites or termi points which the fields would serve. I say that because if there fs any possibility of changing an _airport from ona side of a city to another, that would immediately throw the in- termediate _emergency _landing feld out of the direct line,” he added. Asked by Representative Griffin, Democrat, New York, if he had ever had occasion to use an emergency field, Lindbergh said: “Yes, sir. If those flelds are prop- located, or located by personnel experienced in_ flying. they are very necessary and convenient in bad weather, and even und good weather conditions sometimes. The New York member said he did not doubt that emergency landing flelds are necessary for some flyers, but he always thought that when Lind bergh started out, he reached his des- tination without interruption. Experience With Sleet. “Well,” the flyer answered, ** in our Afr Mail Service there are as yet cer- tain conditions which we cannot fly through and land in a dense fog, mor can we fly through sleet. When we strike these conditions, we must either turn aronnd and go back or drop down to an emergency fleld. Questioned about sleet on his Atlan tic flight, Lindbergh said that he had encountered it, but “it is very rare to find an area of sleet or fog Kreater than 1,000 miles in diameter.” He added, “When 1 struck that area on my way across, 1 still had sufficient gasoline for over 2,000 miles, and after getting through, I was practically sure of finding good weather before my fuel supply gave out.” northeast and Toncontin army flying field to the east, where, through the haze, I could see the hangars and the crowds. It was raining hard -over the city. I followed the range of hills there and circled the city. I could see below on the hill that cannons were being fired. I could not hear the re- ports but could see the smoke come from the muzzles. Later I was told that they had fired 21 times on ac- count of my coming. Nearly Had Job There. I looked at Tegucigalpa with more than usual interest. Several years ago my friend “Doc” E. G. Ball, with whom I barnstormed in the United States, was piloting a plane here. 1 wrote saying that'if an extra pilot was needed I would like to join him. X didn't get the job. { was glag to see the town nestling in the hfllsswith its white walls and red roofs, where I like to think I might have worked if there had been an opening. Aftteg -circling the city, 1 made my way to the back of the fleld, which as I “dragged in three times I saw was good and large, free from obstacles and safe, and I made a good landing at 1:56 o'clock, two hours and five minutes after I left San Salvador. The cgrowd was unusually good about keeping away from the plane 1 got her into. th@ hangar without difficulty, as good as she was when I started. . (Conyright, 1928, in the United States and anada. Mexico. Cuba. Central and Sout and the British Dominion: ‘ork Times Co. All rights re o America, by the served.) Bury; ew S COUPLE CELEBRATES GOLDEN WEDDING YEAR More Than 200 Guests Attend Event Honoring Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sanders. Many rclatives and friends offered congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sanders, 659 Maryland avenue northeast, who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary yesterday. More than 200 relatives and friends gathered at the Concord Club, 314 Q street, Monday night at an anniver- sary dance given by Mrs. Lilllan B Coyle, the Sanders’ daughter, with whom they live at 669 Maryland ave- nue, Both Mr. and Mrs, Sanders were born in Newland, Va., the former in 1555 and Mrs. S8anders in 1859. Mr. and Banders have two children, Mrs. Viola Pearl who also makes her home with Mrs, Coyle, und a son, Edward W. Banders of 800 Gresham place, They | have five grandchildren. no occasion now to CRUISERS RUSHING FIRST CONTINGENT OF MARINES TO NICARAGUA (Continued from_First Page.) there would be “some reaction in Congress” to the latest developments, while Representative ~ Huddleston, Democrat, Alabama, asserted that sending of troops to Nicaragua was a violation of the Constitution. Rep- resentative Bloom, Democrat, New York, said it appeared that Nicaragua and the United States were actually at war, but Representatives Burton of Ohio, and Britten of Illinols, both Republicans, believed the Marines should continue their efforts to bring peace n the little republic. Another Republican, Cole of lowa, shared their opinion. New Orders Explained. Explaining the new orders sending Marines to Nicaragua, the State De- partment announcement gaid it would be recalled “that under the arrange- ment_ effected by Col. Stimson both sides to the internal conflict then going on agreed to lay down their arms, and that they did so with the exception of a comparatively small body of men under Sandino, which has since been augmented by lawless elements who have continued to certain remote section of the country The statement added that “these men are regarded as ordinary bandits not only by the government of Nicaragua, but by both political parties in that country. In the letter from the national council for prevention of war, signed by Frederick J. Libby, the executive secretary, Mr. Kellogg is advised of the importance ng to the forth- nd s asked whether it is true that Havana papers have been tary of state printing any v unfavorable to Inited Stat and whether guan, javry Rivas, had n rent to advise Latin-American suntries not to raise the Nicaraguan question at the conferenc The letter asked also whether Am bassador Morrow and Charles Evans Hughes, American atlon to t ironclad to refrain from that might bo be instructions Barber & Ross, Inc. 11th and G Sts. For That Cold Room —we have a heater that will give quick and best re- Perfect —~with 3.quart steel oil tank. JANUARY 4, 1928, FIGURES IN NICARAGUAN CLASH Left: Gen. Sandino, raguan revolutionist United States Marin, Right: Capt. Richard Livingston, U. M., of Phil- adelphia, who was in command of main column of Marines ambushed by Sa dino’s men. Capt. Livingston was se- verely wounded. leader of in_ attack « allow them no discretion or latitude on the scene of action.” U. 8. LOSSES CALLED HEAVY. Hundreds of Marines Slin in Six Months, Says Zepeda. MEXICO CITY, January 4 (#).— Pedro Zepeda, Nicaraguan Liberal, to- day gave out a statement regarding casualties of American i Nicaragua, Zepe y repr sented Dr. Juan fcaraguan Liberal leader, in Mexico. Zepeda said several hundred United States Marines had been killed in the last six months in fighting between them and followers of the rebel gen- eral, Augustino Sandino. He assert. ed American authorities were with- holding the exact figures on although Nicaraguan papers quently printed stories of the ¢ and listed the Marine dead wounded. Zepeda said Sandino intended draw the world’s attention to the f: that “patriots are still fighting Amer- to fcan invaders” in order that the ques. s tion would be taken up at the forth- coming pan-American conference in Havana, Cuba. Belittles U. 8. Efforts. Commenting on the sending of ad- ditional Marines and destroyers to Nicaragua, Zepeda declared the United States would not “drown the protest of Nicaraguan patriots” unless the majority of Nicaraguans were first exterminated. Failure of the announced offensive against Sandino was forecast by Zepeda. He said that when the roads were dried out the Marines would be able to capture only some of the rebel positions and this with heavy losses, The Sandino followers, he explained, would withdraw to the mountains and, uncrushed, would await an opportu- nity to deliver a blow to the straggling Marines, as they were constantly doing. Zepeda sald he received a report 1 manded by Col. Francisco ) exterminated n g: on of §0 Marines and native constabulary. This was Aone, Zepeda nwserted, in a hlondy en- counter which lusted seven hours and during which several houses were blown up. The Marines, he added, fought bravely untll the last one was killed. Sandino’ ttle was booty in this he epeda to have consisted of four machine guns, 150 Springfield rifles, large quantities of ammunition, 47 pack mules laden with clothes and foodstuffs. Thus, Zepeda explained, the Sandino followers obtained the equipment and- uniforms used at Quilali. Zepeda quoted Sandino as declaring that he knew ho was waging a losing fight, but that he had burled several tons of dvnamite at various points in the country to blow himself up when everything was lost, in order that all traces of what Sandino was should be lost to the Marines. Zepeda =aid Sandino started fighting for Sacasca at Puerto Cabezas with 150 badly armed men and at the pres- ent time his forces consist of 1,500 men, with the cream of the intellectual vouth of Nicaragua enrolled among them. The anti-aircraft guns used by San- dino are Sandino's own Invention, Zepeda rted. PREPARES FOR ATTACK. said by ‘Marine Garrison at Quilali Busy Establishing Base. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, January 4 (#).—The garrison of United States Marines at Quilall turned its efforts today toward the establishment of an effective base for an offensive against the rebel Gen. Augustino Sandino. Preparations will be rushed on a landing field to save the long mule- back trip now necessary to Ocotal, re the nearest air field is situated. Largo quantities of ammunition, in- cluding hand grenades, bombs and machine guns, will be sent in & large transport plane from Managua to Quilali when the landing field is ready. Concentrate in Mountains. Marines and National Guardsmen will be consolidated for the offensive against Sandino when the additional supplies arrive. With the promise of 1,000 more Marines from the United States, Col. Louis Mason Gulick, Ma- rine commander, is hopeful of pushing the campaign against the rebels to a successful termination. Airplanes on Tuesdav reconnoitered the region around Quilali and on re- turning here reported that they were unable to find any trace of rebel troops. Except to say that the casualties ffered by American forces in Nica- have been made public by the Department as they occurred, etary Wilbur refused to com- ment today on Zepeda's statement. Zepeda's figures do not agree with official Navy records, which show that since last’ May approximately 20 hs have been suffered by the American forces in Nicaragua. . Having practically no manufactur. ing industries just after the war. Latvia now has more than 400 tex- tile_mills employing about 10,000 men, IF YOU HAD A CK ABLONGAS THIS FELLOW AND HAD SORETHROAT THE WAY 00! TONSILINE ‘H TheNational Sore Throat Remedy SHOULDQUICKLYRELIEVEIT ALL DRUGGISTS Woman with the CAsH Gets the Bargains The question, “How to Get the Cash,” is answered here. You know the bargains now offered in the big January and February Sales when you sce them. We can tell the right sort of people that a loan would help when SMITH ASKS STATE REFERENDUM FOR U. S. AMENDMENTS (Continuea from First Page) the Leglislature before referendum by State statute to the people. We have the strange situation in this State today that we require a vote of the people to amend our own constitu tion. but the Iliberty enjoyed by our people during all of our national life can be abridged overnight by a bare maljority vote of the leected represent- atives in both houses of the Legisla- ve that this situation has gone as far as any one thing to arouse the {indignation of great groups of people, ‘The will of the majority is a fundamental Democratie principle that admits of no compromise, the people have thus spoken, that is the end of it.” The governor submitted 29 apecific recommendations for legislation. He renewed his recommendation for an amendment to the State constitution providing for a four-year term for governor and leutenant governor, with elections held between presiden- tial elections. The last Legislature, dominated by Republicans, submitted such an amendment, but amended it to provide for the election on presi- dentlal years. The governor took the stump against it and the amendment was overwhelmingly defeated. Census Abolition. For the third successive year the nor recommended abolition of te census. The last State cen- sus, conducted by Mrs. Florence E. 8. Knapp, Republican secretary of State, was made the subject of an Inquiry by the State on account of charges of irregularities. ‘The findings in_ that investigation have not yet been hand- ed down. Other recommendations included a constitutional amendment extending the terms of members of the Legisla- ture; creation of a State water power authority; extension of home rule priv- fleges to villages, towns and counties; a_memorial to Congress to bring about the use of the barge canal part of an all-American deep sea wa- terw and abolition of the State motion picture censorship. The governor urged numerous meas- ures dealiug with labor, including cre- ation of a minimum wage board with- in the Department of Labor and liber- alization of the 48-hour law for women and minors. He dealt with the agricultural prob- lem extensively. “A State fails in Its duty to agriculture which merely en- forces the regulatory statutes relating to the safeguarding of its food sup- pl; he said. “The State, by wise and prudent policies, should foster and upbufld agriculture and consider the full well-being of those engaged in it.” Aviation Stressed. Aviation was treated in the message, and the recommendation was made that the Legislature appoint a tem- porary commission made up of mem Winter Hotels 8. BERGUN. iy B lent Fark SILS Harbian: WENGEN > Beree: 0. G . Al Secret e $8doa Tondon WoE. 10 & | | gummy, g taste or f |To “eai ‘and ‘laugh” in comfort sprinkie a little Fastesth on your plates. Get 1t today at Peoples Drug Stores.— | Advertisemen as | da bers of the Legislature, a representa- tive of the Port of New York author- ity, & tative of the Port of Albany, the Public Bervice Commis- sion and the Department of Public Works, to report to the 1929 Legisia- ture on measures for the regulation and promotion of aviation and loca- tions for landing flelds. In reviewing his seven years of ad- ministration, the governor pointed out that during that period the form of the Htate government had been reor- ganized both by constitutional amenad- ment and statutory enactment; that while expenses of State government ad increased enormously, the only new tax was the personal income tax; that no tax rate had been increased, and that the costs of tax tollection had been lowered. There was no mention of Sta finances in the message. This subject will be discussed in the executive budget message, which will be trans- mitted to the Legisiature on or before January 15. P NEW RULING ON TAGS. Licenses to Fecilitate Auto Bales Are Discontinued. The practice of issuing dealers’ li- cense tags to concerns making loans on motor cars to facilitate the sale of cars repossessed for faflure of bortow- ers to repay the loans was abandoned today by Wade H. Coombs, superin- tendent of licenses, at the tion of the District Commissioners. The Commissioners acted following an opinlon from Corporation Counsel Willlam W. Bride, who said the re- possessing of automobiles by finance corporations is an incident to their business and does not make them dealers In automobiles within the meaning of existing regulations. P by WRITERS HONOR WO0OD. New York Times Representative J Elected by Overseas Men.’ Tewis Wood of the New York Times was elected chairman of the Overseas | ‘Writers, at the annual election yester- The election followed a luncheon given for J. Alfred Spencer. former editor of the Westminster Gazette of London. and now senior fellow of the Walter Hines Newspaper Fellowship. The luncheon was the first function held in the auditorium of the new National Press Club. Other officers elected are: Mark Foote of the Grand Raplds Press, sec- retary: Paul Wooton of the New Or- leans Times-Picayune, treasurer; Nor man W. Baxter of the Washington Post: Lowell Mellett of the Washing- ton News, and Charles G. 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